CFP: [Victorian] Ruskin, Venice, and 19th Century Cultural Travel

This international conference is presented by The Ruskin Centre atLancaster University,INCS: Interdisciplinary Nineteenth Century Studies, and The Department ofEuropean and Postcolonial Studies of University of Ca' Foscari Venice. Itwill open at the Scuola Grande di San Rocco in the afternoon of 25thSeptember 2008. On the 26th and 27th, all events will be held at thecampus of the Venice International University. The plenary speakers willbe James Buzard on Cultural Travel, Robert Hewison on Ruskin and Venice,and Anna Laura Lepschy on the reception of Tintoretto in the nineteenth-century.

Complete papers of 2,000 to 2,500 words in length will be available inadvance at the password protected section of the conference website,currently under construction.Discussions following several 5 to 7 minute paper presentations will be inEnglish.Send abstracts in .pdf or .doc formats by 31st January 2008 to:Lauren Proctor, Ruskin Centre AdministratorRuskin Centre, Bowland CollegeLancaster UniversityLancaster UK LA1 4YTE-mail: l.s.proctor_at_lancaster.ac.ukTel: +44 (0)1524 592450Please include your name, institutional affiliation and contactinformation within that document, as well as within the body of your e-mail. For individual proposals, please submit an abstract of 200 to 400words; for panels please submit a single abstract of 500 to 800 words,indicating the number and title of individual papers with a short abstracton each.Conference fee: 100 Euros, for payment procedure and booking form, pleasecontact Lauren Proctor as above.Limited, preferential accommodation will be available at the VeniceInternational University's campus on the Isola di San Servolo.Numbers will be strictly limited to 120 delegates, so early booking isrecommended.